Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-06-23
DAKOTA CONCENTRATIONS.

DAKOTA CONVERSATIONS.
Clear Lake, in Dswel county, will
celebrate the fourth.
Judge Palmer is holding court for
Judge Spencer ct Gary.
The coming fourth is to be celebrated
at Gayoar in grand style.
Bookings college commencement K
~ercises occurred this week.
The old settlers OF Kingsbury county
held a picnic at Spirit Lake Saturday.
Stone is being hauled for tho foanda-
tion of the new opera house at Iroqnois.
The Sawyer elevator. containing 40
600 bushels Of wheat, COLLAPSED at Tower
City Monday.
The third annual session Of the Dako-
to knights OF pyshlas occurred in Water.
town this week.
The Methodists OF Dakota closed q
successfu, camp meeting at ST. Law
renee Tuesday.
McCook county farmers are not 80
anxious to sell their sheep as they have
been for . few years past.
Cavonr was visited by q refreshing
shower Of rain Saturday afternoon, ac-
eompanied with thunder and lightning.
The summer meeting of the driving
park association will be held Friday and
saturday OF this. week. One Thousand
dollars in purses are offered.
The Chicago & Northwestern construc-
tion train arrived at Faulkton Monday
night. and the laying Of the track vest
from Faulkton has commenced.
Bishop Hare with visiting ciergymen
from Sioux Falls, Pierre, Yankton, Elk
Point and Canton was at Mitchell Tues
day to establish ReY. MIR. Babcook as
rector DIST. Mary's church.
Herbert Welsh, secretary of the Phila-
delphia Indian rights association visited
Cheyenne agency Tuesday. He is max
ing 9 trip over the Sioux reservation
and will be out all summer.
AT Mitchell tTnesday evening Jessie
Fitch, Sullivan, Griffin and Price broke
jail This is the second time they haYe
broke iaii. They were all in for steal
ing money. They sawed out.
The June term OF court for Lake conn.
ty adjourned Monday forenoon. The
court has kept steadily at work this
term, andsthe docket of a hundred
cases, has been pretty we'll cleared.
In a..e...ins tcslesn from y box car
to the tender, A. N. Paroeil, q Northern
Pacific brakeman, aged twenty-five, fell
to the track and was run over near
Spiritwood. He was picked up dead.
Great interest is taken in the forth
coming fourth OF July races al Gary. A
number OF eastern Dakota and western
Minnesota horses are already entered,
including "Maior Logan" with o record
OF 2:30.
Showers :of rain have been quite
numerous Of late in Denel county,
causing the farmers to rejoice as an
.Iabundant harvest is o very probable.
Crops never loeksd better as this time
OF the year than at present.
Two hundred Indians have arrived at
Minot to participate in the fourth Of
July celebration and wal dance. The
pit for the barbecue to be held for their
benefit is being prepared. Probably
five thousand people will be in atten-
dance.
a heavy ram fell at Watertown Sum
day evening accompanied by thunder
and lightning. The rain continued the
greater part Of the night. There is now
moisture enough in that region to in.
sure . good crop if no more rain falls
this seasop.
In McCook county the rains of last
week. fell in streaka. In some places
there was plenty and the crops look we'll,
while in others they are ell suffering for
rain. Present appearances indicate
that there Will--not be more than an
average eror harvested in that county.
"A splendid rain fell at Blunt Saturday
morning. and not a day too Boon, as
farmers we're beginning to grumble al
the dry weather considerably. The
crops Of small grain in the immediate
vicinity OF Blunt, are considerably dam
aged by the drouth, but both north and
south OF Q distance OF four or FIVE miles
ssere is but little, il any, damage.
At the annual election Of Redfeld
township, Sphinx county, the following
we're elected: Dlrectors--F9. 8. Myers,
3. L. Jones, 2. w. FOUGHT, w. W.
Tay lor, Geo. v. Greenman, J.lH. AL
thonse and r. B. Hassett; treasurer,
slGeo. F. johnson. The proposition &c
create an independent school district
Of the city Of Redfeld was adopted.
Menno reports copious showers Of rair
and vegetation booming. Small grain
will be short straw, but looks to be
heading well. Corn never looked better
at this time Of year. Menno had 9
heavy shower Of rain Sunday night
accompanied with heavy thunder and
lightning. The lightning struck and
burned q barn for j ohn Prisier, a farmer
residing about one mile from the town
He had about 800 chickens burned up ir
she fire.
/ An old tranper accompanied by hil
family came down from che Black Hills